Procurement Specialist
UK
The median Procurement Specialist daily rate in the UK is £540, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 512 | 576 | 671 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | +95 | +174 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Procurement Specialist | 15 | 12 | 26 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.050% | 0.028% | 0.047% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.054% | 0.030% | 0.050% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 8 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £326 | £411 | £429 |
| 25th Percentile | £384 | £447 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | - | +73.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £658 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £680 | £865 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £540 | £550 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +7.32% | +70.83% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 27,923 | 40,378 | 52,429 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.15% | 92.91% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,892 | 25,940 | 36,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,224 | 2,887 | 1,504 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.76 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.58 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.64% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.31 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.60 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Procurement Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Procurement Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Procurement Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Procurement Specialist.
Procurement Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Procurement Specialist over the 6 months to 26 June 2025.
Procurement Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Procurement Specialist.
Procurement Specialist
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Procurement Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 26 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +68 | 14 | £545 | -18.05% | 21 |
| London | +59 | 8 | £525 | -22.79% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 7 | £540 | -1.82% | 10 |
| South East | +39 | 2 | £600 | -7.69% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +35 | 2 | £485 | -11.91% | 10 |
| South West | - | 2 | £458 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | +3 | 1 | £488 | -3.94% | 1 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £550 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £413 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £413 | - | 2 |
Procurement Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 June 2025, Procurement Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Procurement Specialist in the job title.
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Procurement Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: